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		TazeTSchnitzel on June 2, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thunderbolt 3 embraces USB Type-C connector, doubl... Thunderbolt uses the Mini DisplayPort connector which was and is Apple tech, although DisplayPort itself is not.

lsaferite on June 2, 2015 [–]

Not sure why, but calling the mDP connector 'technology' vs. 'engineering' seems wrong to me. They are electrically identical as far as I can tell. The only innovation was in scaling the connector size down.

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